Does Text Message Support After Discharge Improve Outcomes Following Bariatric Surgery? A Randomised Trial.

NCT ID: NCT02341001

Last Updated: 2017-10-27

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

110 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-01-31

Study Completion Date

2017-01-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether text message support after discharge from a bariatric service improves outcomes following bariatric surgery.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Obesity Bariatric Surgery Candidate

Keywords

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Bariatric surgery Sleeve gastrectomy Text messaging Weight loss BAROS Follow-up care

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Standard care

Patients are discharged from the bariatric service at 18 months after surgery.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Standard care with text message support

Patients are discharged from the bariatric service at 18 months after surgery but receive a daily text message for one year.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Daily text message of support

Intervention Type OTHER

Interventions

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Daily text message of support

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All patients who have had a sleeve gastrectomy 18 months ago and are attending the discharge follow-up appointment

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients who do not have the ability to receive text messages
* Patients who do not understand written English
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Health Research Council, New Zealand

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Auckland, New Zealand

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Andrew MacCormick

Senior Lecturer

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Andrew D MacCormick, MBChB, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Auckland, New Zealand

Melanie Lauti, MBChB

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Auckland, New Zealand

Locations

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Counties Manukau District Health Board

Auckland, , New Zealand

Site Status

Countries

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New Zealand

References

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Lauti M, Kularatna M, Pillai A, Hill AG, MacCormick AD. A Randomised Trial of Text Message Support for Reducing Weight Regain Following Sleeve Gastrectomy. Obes Surg. 2018 Aug;28(8):2178-2186. doi: 10.1007/s11695-018-3176-1.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 29500678 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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BOBSRCT01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id